A man who stabbed his girlfriend a number of times after finding him at his brother’s house last year was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for her murder.
The murder happened on his birthday on February 24 when he went to a local tavern in Barberton to drink liquor.
On his way back to his home, Dube went past his brother’s house. When Dube’s knocks elicited no response, he became aggressive and broke down the door. Dube found his brother with his girlfriend and a dispute ensued with the girlfriend. Dube attacked her with a knife, stabbing her several times until she died.However, the court deviated from the prescribed minimum sentence of life imprisonment. It took into consideration that the accused was a first offender and that he showed remorse by pleading guilty.
Dube was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for murder and five years for housebreaking with intent to murder.
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